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States and Territories, Part 1

Akhil Reed AmarDistinguishedYale University

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24:21·2026·undergraduate level

This lecture opens Article IV, examining the horizontal federalism of states interacting with each other, from Benjamin Franklin's 'Join or Die' to the provisions of the Articles of Confederation.

HistoryArticle IVHorizontal FederalismArticles of ConfederationInterstate Relations

The Articles of Confederation let a state turn paupers and vagabonds away at its border. The Constitution dropped that language, and Akhil Reed Amar explains what the change made possible.

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Akhil Reed AmarDistinguished

Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University

Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and one of the most cited scholars of the U.S. Constitution.

2 courses · 35 lecturesCanon
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